SOLUTION: Please teach me how to solve this equation it is very complicated to me. It is a very big number but it is part of my project. Please if you can dont add the "log" because it gets

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Question 1022756: Please teach me how to solve this equation it is very complicated to me. It is a very big number but it is part of my project. Please if you can dont add the "log" because it gets me very confused but if you must go ahead. Thank you for helping me.
Equation: 261,738,831,360 = 2^d

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20065) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It can only be done with logs, or with a graphing calculator.
It is an irrational solution.

2%5Ed%22%22=%22%22261738831360

Take logs of both sides

log%28%282%5Ed%29%29%22%22=%22%22log%28%28261738831360%29%29

Move exponent in front of log:

d%2Alog%28%282%29%29%22%22=%22%22log%28%28261738831360%29%29

d%22%22=%22%22log%28%28261738831360%29%29%2Flog%28%282%29%29

d%22%22=%22%22...

Edwin